This is the time when we ready for decorating our homes and lifting our spirits to Christmas mood. This Christmas is very special and different then never before with 2020 starting with COVID Pandemic and all the changes we had in our life. That’s why it is great time to reflect and give us some beautiful time with family to create cozy safe palace to finish this year. This year I decided to make Christmas wreath from things I found on my walks in the local park. So I was collecting branches, cones, berries and other items to decorate the wreath. I hope you will enjoy watching my video tutorial and get inspired to make your own wreath from special item you would like to add.
making wreathChristmas WreathChristmas Wreath using dry oranges
The Cure of touch project started a year ago when Ieva_bee Artist and Ksenia Fedorova Fine Art Photographer joined our thoughts and ideas of how humans are integrated into Nature and how everything is interconnected. All this was possible and easy to deliver because of that time when we could touch and communicate without fear of anything.
The cure starts with understanding. The action of touch begins with the skin. We may not be aware of this, but many of us need to correct some aspects of our relationship with the help of our bodies.
The key to understanding how our bodies feel is to be found in the simple ability to give and receive touch.
The classic work of Ashley Montagu “Touch”(1986) describes how touching the skin affects the physical health of people of all ages, from birth. Research shows that children who are more likely to be touched have a higher survival capacity than those who are not.
Touch also facilitates empathy, it promotes self-disclosure.
Communication with nature is a moment when we not only hear the micro- and macrocosm around us, but also our own inner voice. We smell the clean air, when we touch, we build a personal relationship with what is around us.
Communicating with nature strengthens social bonds and makes us much less angry or irritated.
Now, rethinking it, we understand how it is no coincidence that it ends only now because soon after we ended the photoshoot the lockdown happened, and all kinds of restrictions due to COVID-19, a series of moves, and changes.
This project now could tell about the importance of social contacts, that only by uniting, we will be able to end this difficult period. Let the communication now turn into virtual forms and the Merton Art Festival got adopted to the situation itself and got virtual too.
It is necessary to share your creativity, be inspired by other works, and rejoice for other success to continue.
We wish you all stay safe and keep contact with your relatives and friends if you need any held and support please contact us or visit https://www.mind.org.uk
September 2020 is going to go to our history as being so unpredictable in regards of planing and trying to balance between happiness of school start with worried what will happened next. It is important to not loose our positive view to life and continue working even it is many sad things happening due to Covid-19. But we are ready and we want you to give as much great creative and mindful activities as possible because we believe in art. New workshops we would like to introduce you today :
Fiorella macrame workshops
Our team is growing and Fiorella Boho Vibes Craft ladies will show you how to make this lovely Plant Pot hanger so don’t miss and book your session.
Mindfulness drawing session mid morning from 11am-12.30pm refreshments provided from Willow Bough Tea Room. We will find the peace with our mind and enjoy calm time creating. Booking is essential
We are happy to announce that our Summer Art and Music camp is open for bookings. We will start from 21st of July till August 12th. Also we would like to let you know that in this difficult time with Covid-19. We are flowing all regulations and preparing our studio to be clean and more spacious for children to be in. However because summer is great for being more outdoors than indoors. Art lessons will be outside the studio in Abbey Mills area and if it rains we can open our double doors and put the table half outside half inside because we have little roof on the entrance or be on the stage under the roof in Abbey Mills. If it is indoors we will open double doors and classes will be done in half outdoor space. We will provide with sanitiser for hands and you can wash hands in the sink. Also all children will have their own water bottles and pack lunch. However we would like that you would sign the letter to be assure you understand all the risk and agree with our procedures.
We trying our best to keep everyone safe and enjoy the day at our studio so let’s work together to make our children Safe, healthy and Happy.
I would like to introduce you our new online art course with Art supply box that you will enjoy with your kids at home. You can join the lessons any time you feel and work on each activity follow by art theory and art history video also video that will show step by step working with me together and pdf files that will give you all information you need if you feel you need more understanding of the process of creating the artwork. ? 5 art lesson will include art theory and history and two creative activities related to the provided information. One activity is for age 4-7 year old or beginners and second activity is for 8 year olds and above or who love challenge themselves for more.
This video explains and show you how to use air dry clay with mould shapes and how to paint with chalk paint. For any round surface when you sticking the moulds would be good to use UHU all purpose glue and hold for 5min when glue got sturdy. After painting the pot and mould with paint wait till paint will dry and with masking tape stick the mould to hold till it drys through the night because air dry clay when it dries it shrinks and might get out of the surface or crack. but that is not a big problem you can leave it as it if your aiming for old rustic look or you can fill it with hot glue. After all dry use protector like varnish or wax to go around the pot. I would recommend for outdoor use the varnish and for indoor wax.
For this project I use mermaid and classic elements moulds if you like the look you can purchase mermaid moulds at our store http://www.beecreativearthub.com/product/sea-sisters/
air dry clay http://www.beecreativearthub.com/product/air-dry-clay/
To make the table form scratch or from old to new before starting make a measurements of what sizes and high you need. For this project I used table top from old table that we got from one local pub that was closed. It was solid wood table top that we cut to the sizes we needed. After that we sanded and made ready for painting. For the Legs we wanted to use modern metal frame that we order from online shop. You can find lots of options you want for your table we suggest to do your research. I did use Fairy Chic Chalk Paint to cover up all the table and decorated top with gold foil leafs. to match the table top with legs I spray the legs half way with gold spray paint. Then I painted the top with matt finish varnish and last screw-in the legs. Try it yourself hope it will inspires you to change your old table to new.
Being an artist and love to wear lots of accessories I was having hard time to organise my jewellery box. I was getting bigger and bigger jewellery boxes but every time was the same tangle necklaces issue. when I got the idea! If necklace would be hanging it would work much better and I could see what I have. This how this hanger was born. I found the cupboard door and some handles I bought on sale. Then I looked at my interior design and match the colours I have around which was blue till and green. I you look at colouring wheel it is always good to look for contrast colours which means opposite colours that will compliment the colours you have and will give a great effect so I choose redish pink colour. All tutorial you can watch at our Youtube Channel Bee Creative Art Hub.
Free tutorial how to make jewellery hanger
To make this project you will need:
cupboard door
three handles
IOD transfer of your choice
IOD stamps like Bohemia
Fairy chic chalk paint of your choice but I used for
back ground Lorelei
Ariel
Tiana
for frame Calypso
Maraja
dry brush onto with Tiana
for stamping I use Doria and Calypso
to seal it all and before putting the IOD transfer I used Matt finish varnish
I wish you great time creating your hanger and lets upcycle the world.
I love this time of the year, when it gets dark and we spend more time indoors meeting friends and family. This is special time to reflect your year, what was done, what you achieved or would like to do more. When I look back of my year I always thank myself of things I done and feel very grateful what I have. What I love most is the moment I go to my attic and take out Christmas boxes look through decorations and that history I am building with my family and my children. We have lots of made things that we always happy to see again on our Christmas tree and around the house. I think Christmas should be about family and history we build together, reflecting to ourself and others and enjoy the best of us. That is way this year I would like to promote more sustainable Christmas, to look through things we have maybe change or update by just painting over or make it out of things that we have around the house. At this time of age when we consume so much I would like to think also about the planet as it is the home not just for humans but for all living beings. So hope you enjoy our video that we made with my daughter Joana. Have a wonderful Christmas.
